Otter island 001 Drifting Cast: Oren: Oren Kwunko Narrator Eala: Tak Ashen: Blalok William Susan: Sayna Celia Phyllis: Amy Samantha Martin: Nero Kahuna Kaninus: Sam Xan: Poof-poof Ann: Island Amanda (Introduction) Narrator 001: Welcome to a place unlike any other, a living island. Home to a civilization of strange and wondous animals. Gateway to hundreds of millions of other dimensions. Welcome to Otter Island. (Opening scene) SFX 001: plates clattering and conversation Sayna 001: I love coming here. Blalok 001: Me too. After a day of teaching the pups how to catch fish, the last thing I want to do is go catch mt own. Sayna 002: I know what you mean. I've been at waterball practice all day. I just want to relax and let somebody else do the cooking. Amy 001: Well, hello there, you two. what can I get you today? Blalok 002: We're still waiting for our friend, Amy, but thanks. Amy 002: All rightee. Just chirp when you're ready. Sayna 003: actually, could I have a bowl of salmon crunchies while we're waiting? Amy 003: Would you like some clamato sauce with that? Sayna 004: No. Just a little cheese, thanks. Amy 004: Nice choice. I'll get that right to you. (pause) Blalok 003: Hey, look. There's Tak, now. Tak 001: (sleepily) Hey, Blalok. Hey, Sayna. Sayna 005: Tak? You look terrible. Tak 002: I had a hard day at work. Blalok 004: something wrong with the trees or something? Sayna 006: (almost interrupting) what is that on your whiskers? Tak 003: Huh? Oh, that's algae. Yeah, it's all over my fur, too. The entire orchard was flooded. Blalok 005: Flooded? You don't mean... Tak 004: Yes, I do. Beavers! Guh! I hate beavers. Blalok 006: You don't mean that. Tak 005: The heck I don't. Beavers ruin everything! Blalok 007: Without the dams that beavers build, many otters across the world would have no place to live. Tak 006: Well, let them have the rest of the world, then. Not my orchard! It took Zarro, Snij and I ten hours to clean up the damage they caused. Sayna 007: Awwww. Pook Tak. Tak 007: Cut that out! Sayna 008: Gee! Sor-RY, Mr. grumpy-muzzle. Tak 008: Sorry. I just... I'm really tired. I didn't get enough sleep last night, and then this happened. Blalok 008: any particular reason? Tak 009: Nightmares. Amy 005: well that... Tak 010: (startled sound) Amy 006: Sorry, hon. I didn't mean to scare you. Tak 011: 'sallright. Amy 007: I just was going to say that it's interesting you were having nightmares last night. Oren and Sam were just saying the same thing. Oh, here's your salmon crunchies, amiga. So, are you all ready to order? Tak 012: I'll have the usual. Amy 008: fruit salad? Tak 013: Yeah. Excuse me. I'm just going to go talk to Oren and Sam for a minute. (pause) Oren 001: And so Tarren is saying "These are the best chocolates I've ever tasted." I turn around and the guy is growing a trunk. He didn't even realize it! I said "Tarren, those chocolates are from the heavy magic dimension that Mogi just came back from." Sam 001: Yeah? Oren: 002 I said "Tarren, remember what happened to Mogi. He turned into a horse!" Samantha 001: Oh my! You mean he... Oren: 003 Yep. Amanda 001: He turned into an anteater! Oren: 004 He looked down at himself and said "can you fix it?" I said "Sure, but I need some charms from Zamjalla, and their gate is below the low tide line for another five days." Sam 002: Zamjalla. Isn't that the dimension where the oceans are acidic? Oren 005: That's the one. There's just no way I'm swimming in acid. Tarren can just stay an anteater for now. Tak 014: Hi, everybody. Oren: 006 Hey, Tak. What's up? Tak 015: Amy said that you guys were just talking about nightmares. (brief pause) Oren 007: Yes, as a matter of fact we were. Amanda 002: Daddy? Maybe he had it too! Tak 016: Too? (pause) Tak 017: Well, don't keep me in suspense. What do you mean? Samantha 002: Oren, Amanda and my husband all had the same nightmare last night. Tak 018: The chair? Amanda 003: Uh-huh. Sam 003: The chair. Samantha 003: I still don't understand. What exactly happened in this dream that all of you had? Oren 008: It... well, it starts off happy. A little human boy is playing with a girl-pup. They're walking along the beach and they find a chair. Amanda 004: And so they play on it like a teeter-totter. Sam 004: Eventually, they get worn out and take a nap. The human sleeps up on the grass above the beach while the girl curls up on the chair. Samantha 004: That doesn't sound too bad. Oren 009: When she wakes up, she finds the tide has come in. It's taken the chair and her with it. Tak 019: And now she's adrift on a chair in the middle of the ocean. She's too little to swim, and she's so scared. Samantha 005: Oh my! (pause) Poof-poof 001: I dreamed about... that I was a birdie. Tak 020: Do you think there's anything to this? Oren 010: I doubt it. Samantha 006: But four of you dreamed it. Blalok 009: Actually, it was more than four of you. Oren 011: Blalok, Sayna! Won't you join us? Sayna 009: Thank you. Blalok 010: I didn't understand it until I overheard you talking about it, but I believe that many of my students had the same dream. Oren 012: I wouldn't make too much of it. Sayna 010: Why not? Oren 013: Because Amanda experienced the dream most clearly. Sayna 011: Again, why not? Oren 014: Because Amanda is telepathic. (surprised murmurs) Blalok 011: I knew that. Oren 015: What probably happened is that she dreamed this dream and broadcast it to everyone else. Sam 005: Well... psionics isn't my area of expertise, but it does make sense. Amy 009: Ah, there you are! Tak, here's your fruit, dearie. Tak 021: Thanks. Amy 010: crustacean platter? That's Oren's. Tuna casserole for Sam, and who had the urchin? Okay, that's Sam's... Oysters... oh, those are for kahuna. (fade out) (Scene two) sfx 002: jungle river Amanda 005: Daddy? Oren 016: Yes, hon? Amanda 006: That dream we had. Do you really think it's just a dream? Oren 017: I'm pretty sure that's all it is. Don't worry your little head about it, sweetheart. Amanda 007: I can't help it. It's just so sad. Celia is out there all alone. Oren 018: Celia? Amanda 008: That's her name. Oren 019: really? Amanda 009: Uh-huh. And she doesn't have a mommy or daddy. William takes care of her. Oren 020: William? Amanda 010: He's the human boy. She's never been away from him, and she's really scared, and she's crying. Oren 021: well, even if she really is out there, we don't know where she is, and there's really nothing we can do. Amanda011: (starts to whimper) Oren 022: But don't worry sweetie. I'm sure William is looking for her. Amanda 012: Really? Oren 023: Sure. He's kind of like her Dad, right? And Daddies always take care of their daughters. Amanda 013: Okay. Oren 024: Now why don't you just relax and try to get some sleep. Amanda 014: Will you tell me a bedtime story? Oren 025: Oh, all right. Would you like to hear the one about the alien and the giant rat? Amanda 015: (excitedly) Yes! Oren 026: Once upon a time on a planet called Venus, there was a little boy named Tommy. Now Tommy, like any small boy, liked stuffed animals, and his favorite was a rat named PJ. (fade out) (scene three) sfx 003: light piano music Amanda 016: Wow. It's such a beautiful day. But I don't remember waking up. Am I dreaming? I think I am. Island 001: Amanda! Amanda 016: Huh? Who's there? Oh, hi. Hey, you look funny. You have little trees on your tail, and your arms look like rocks. Hey, wait! (Gasp!) I know who you are! You're the spirit of Otter Island! Island 002: I am. Amanda 017: Oh, wow! Hey, I have a question. All my friends at swimming school are wondering- are you a boy or a girl? Island 003: come. Amanda 018: You're not going to tell me, are you? Island 004: Listen, Amanda. (long pause.) SFX 004: crying Amanda 019: I hear it. Somebody is crying. Oh, Island, it sounds so sad! (starts crying) Is it Celia? Oh, Island, we've got to help her! Island 005: yes. come. Amanda 020: Island? Where...? Oh, golly! We're in the Star Otter Aerie! I've never been up this high! I have a treehouse at home, but this is way higher! Island 006: You must fly. Amanda 021: Fly? But I can't fly. Star otters can fly, but I'm not a star otter. I'm just a plushie made out of cloth and stuffing and... wait a minute... what's happening to my paws? And my arms? They're... they're all covered in feathers! I have wings! I'm... I'm turning into a bird! Did you do this, Island? Island 007: Yes. Amanda 022: Wow! Wait till I tell poof-poof about this! Hey, wait! He said he dreamed that he was a bird. Did you do that, too? Island 008: I did. (pause) But his mind cannot hear me like yours can. Look straight out toward the horizon. Amanda 023: Okay. Island 009: See the star Procyon, to the left of Orion. Amanda 024: You mean the bright one? Not the really bright flashy one, but the other one? Island 010: Yes. Fly straight toward that star, and hurry! You must get there before morning! Amanda 025: Okay, here I go! Wheeeeeeeee! SFX 005: wind (pause) Amanda 026: I've been flying for hours, but nothing is... hey, what's that? Oh my goodness! It's Celia! CELIA! sfx 006: wings flapping Celia 001: I want my willieeeeeee-hee-hee! Amanda 027: Celia? Celia 002: who are you? Amanda 028: My name is amanda. I'm an otter, just like you. Celia 003: But you're a bird. Amanda 029: I'm really an otter. I was turned into a bird so I could come out here and find you. And now I'm going to go back and tell my Daddy where you are, and we're going to save you! Celia 004: Wait! Don't leave me alone! Amanda 030: Don't worry! I'll come back! Celia 005: waaah! I don't wanna be alone again! Waaaah hah hah! (fade out) (scene four) Amanda 031: DADDY! Oren 027: (groggily) Hmm? Wha? I'm up! I'm up! Amanda 032: I know where Celia is, Daddy! Oren 028: Oh. That dream? Amanda 033: Yes, come on! Oren 029: But honey, I haven't even had breakfast, yet. Amanda 034: (insistantly) Come ON, Daddy! Oren 030: All right, all right! I'm coming! Amanda 035: She's out there, daddy! That way! I saw her, Daddy! Oren 031: Amanda, sweetie, you saw her in a dream. Amanda 036: It wasn't JUST a dream! I know she's there! If you start from the Aerie and go straight toward where Procyon rises at night... Oren 032: Wait... toward procyon? Amanda 037: Yes! It's the second bright star to the left of Orion. Oren 033: How do you know what the star is called? Amanda: (becoming impatient) Because the island told me! sfx 007: gust of wind Oren 034: Come. We need to go see Sam. (scene five) Sam 006: You want me to do what? Oren 035: conjure a boat! You ARE Sam the conjurer. sam 007: Yes, but I have my limitations, Oren. If you want a scarf or a bowl or a tummy rock, I can do those. A boat is WAY too big! Oren 036: A raft, then? A raft is mostly air. Can you conjure a raft? Sam 008: I could MAYBE conjure a sail. Possibly. But that's my limit, Oren. Samantha 007: If you need a boat, why don't you talk to Blalok? Oren 037: (pause) Blalok has a boat? Samantha 008: Of course he does. He's going to teach deep sea diving next year. It would be hard to do that without a boat. Oren 038: (heading out the door) Thanks, Sam! You're a genius! (scene six) Oren 039: Blalok! We need to... Blalok 012: Borrow my boat. Oren 040: Uh... yes. How did you know that? Blalok 013: Your daughter sent me a telepathic message while you were on your way. Amanda 038: He's my teacher. I do it all the time. Blalok 014: You'll need a crew. Tak, Sayna and Kahuna are coming with us. Oren 041: Kahuna? Blalok 015: I know he's annoying... Oren 042: He's a creep. Blalok 016: Don't be too quick to judge. He's a kalan. Their culture is different from yours and mine. Oren 043: You can say that again. Blalok 017: But he's also the fastest sea otter on the entire east side of the island. Oren 044: Okay. I can put up with him, I suppose. For the pup's sake. Amanda 039: Daddy? Oren 045: Yes, hon? Amanda 040: Thank you for believing me. Oren 046: You're welcome. Now come on. We have a little girl to save. (scene seven) Tak 022: I've never been this far out from the island before. Kahuna 001: Ha ha! Tak 023: What's so funny, Kahuna? Kahuna 002: I slento, Tak. It's simply that having sleekit all over the mond in my time, I find it lusty that... Sayna 012: (interrupting) excuse me... you what all over the what? Kahuna 003: E chuppa ningho den chirak? Oren 047: Oh, no. I was afraid of this. Amanda 041: What's wrong, Daddy? How come Mr. Kahuna is talking funny? Oren 048: We've been away from the island for too long. The magic that lets us all understand each other is starting to wear off. Sayna 013: Yas. Ond I nen devy you sproken either. Oren 049: How many languages do we have represented here, Sam? Sam 009: Well, you and I and your daughter speak English. Tak and Blalok speak the island mix. Kahuna speaks Chichaga and Sayna, I don't even know. Sayna 014: Pekkhragi sprok a sumat. Oren 050: That's going to put a crimp in our search plans. How can we coordinate if we can't speak the same language? Sam 010: Oh, man! She might not even be on this course. She could have drifted a hundred leagues by now! Oren 051: Hey, what's that? Sam 011: You see her? Oren 052: No! Look up there, that blue glowing thing. Amanda 042: It's Nero the star otter! All 001: (calling out to Nero) Nero 001: Wut, Luteh. Sri flegen umma ka sri dek sri kam sank ka voo chto ti makkes. Amanda 043: Mr. Nero, can you help us? We're looking for a little girl on a chair! Nero 002: um... chto wuch? Amanda 044: A little girl! A pup! Have you seen her? Nero 003: (obviously confused) Sri naga verin chto ti wuch. Amanda 045: How come you're talking funny? Oren 053: He's not affected by the island's magic either. He's been out in space, most likely. Sam 012: Here! Oren 054: What are... oh! You've conjured a statuette of Celia and the chair. Sam 013: YOU SEE THIS? Nero 004: Ooooh! sfx 008: comet1 Amanda 046: Where's he going? Sayna 015: nook? Oren 055: He's headed straight up. Nero 005: (distant) Ess Vek! (scene eight) Celia 006: (Crying weakly) Oren 056: Look at that. She must be starving. Blalok 018: Im tugat fo nuk chp. Tak 024: Grooga. Sam 014: Set sail for home, crew! Sayna 016: Dook chappa! Home! Oren 057: There, there, little one. Don't cry. you're going to be okay. (scene nine) sfx 009: ocean waves Blalok 019: Here we are, home again! Amanda 047: Mr. Blalok! I can understand you again! Oren 058: Look, she's waking up. Celia 007: Huh? Where am I? Oren 059: You're among friends. Amanda 048: I told you we'd be back. Celia 008: Amanda? Amanda 049: Uh-huh. Celia 009: I thought I dreamed you. I didn't think you were really coming. Tak 025: We're here. Come on, kiddo. Let's get you ashore so we can get some food in your tummy. You look famished. Celia 010: I am very hungry. Tak 026: I know this wonderful place. It's called Amy's Cafe... (pause) Kahuna 004: So, Sayna... Sayna 017: Yes? Kahuna 005: Now that this little adventure is over, how would you like to take the boat out again and uh... (whispering) Sayna 018: Creep! sfx 010: face slap Kahuna 006: Okay! Well! I'll be in the kelp beds if you change your mind! Sayna 019: UHH! (stomps away) (scene ten) sfx 011: cafe Celia 011: There are so many otters here. I didn't think there were this many otters in the whole world. Oren 060: There are quite a lot of us. There are ten different villages on this island, filled with otters from every corner of the globe. There are nords, lobitas, kalans, sea cats, river wolves... there's the shape-changing kushtaka and the flying star otters... there are even otters from other dimensions. Why, look at Olivia over there. She comes from a world where everybody is a cartoon. Celia 012: How come they're all here in one place? Oren 061: I'm sure we all have different reasons, but one thing we all have in common is that we're all friends with the island. Celia 013: Friends? Oren 062: Oh, yes. You see, the island is alive. Amanda 050: the island heard you crying, and it wanted to help, so it talked to me in my dream and told me where to find you. Oren 063: The island loves otters, you see. All kinds of otters. So it looks out for us, and we look out for it, and for each other. Amy 011: Hey, there, little sweetheart. Would you like some more strawberry milk? Celia 014: Yes, please. Amy 012: Aww, what a little darling. so polite! Celia 015: I miss Willie. Will I ever see Willie again? Oren 064: I honestly don't know, Celia. Celia 016: (begins crying) Amanda 051: Yes, you will! The island has special friends looking for him, now! It told me so! Oren 065: Until then, Sayna has an extra room in her burrow. You can stay with her for now. And of course, you're welcome to stay on the island for as long as you like. Celia 017: Thank you. I think I like it here. (scene 11) sfx 012: ocean waves William 001: CELIA! CELIA! Oh, Celia, where can you be? (cries) Oh, Celia, why can't I find you? Kwunko 001: William? William 002: Who's that? Huh? Where did you come from? Kwunko 002: My name is Kwunko. I come from the village of the Kushtaka. I have come to help you find Celia. William 003: You know where she is? Kwunko 003: Indeed. Swallow this, and you will know the way to where she is. William 004: What's this? a chocolate fish? (pause) William 005: Hey, that's pretty good. I... My hand! I have claws! and fur! What's happening?! Kwunko 004: Do not fear. This transformation will help you to find Celia once again. After all, every otter knows the way to otter island. (mishevous laghter) sfx 013: splash William 006: Why you dirty! Come back here and change me back! Come... back here... Oh, man! Look at me! That guy just turned me into an otter! Well... sfx 014: splash William 007: I'm coming, Celia! I'm coming! (closing) sfx 015: applause (fades) Oren 066: Hello. I'm Oren Otter. Amanda 052: And I'm Amanda Otter. Oren 067: In today's show, we covered a lot of important topics. Amanda 053: Uh-huh! Like trust, teamwork, and the importance of beavers to the ecology. Oren 068: But above all else, the moral of today's story is... Amanda 054: Don't eat strange candies if you don't know what dimension they came from. Oren 069: In our next episode, meet Sheldon and Truman, two zoo otters who are just looking for a place in the sun. Amanda 055: That's next month. Same otter time, same otter station. Oren 070: Until then, take care of yourselves, and each other.